2 Shreveport Films You Need To Add To Your Watchlist
According to IMDB.com, 164 movies have been filmed in Shreveport. Not all of them are that good, but there are some gems in there. Not every movie on that list was filmed only in Shreveport but at least some parts of the movies got to make Ratchet City a part of their production.
You Have No Idea (2023)
Dir: Alexander Jeffery | Starring: Beth James Burns; Kenny Burns; Paul Burns
You Have No Idea is a documentary about Beth James Burns and her son Evan Burns after he was diagnosed with autism in the early 1990s. The documentary has received rave reviews on IMDB, with reviewers admitting that the story brought them to tears as they followed the family's journey.
Available to watch for free on Amazon Prime Video, You Have No Idea won 4 film festival awards before premiering to the public. Not every scene in the film was shot in Shreveport but portions of the interviews were, qualifying it for the list. A heartwarming story about a family's struggle while still preserving every day, You Have No Idea is a great pick for your watchlist.
Clowns & Robbers (2018)
Dir: Evan Falbaum | Starring: Kemerton Hargrove; Mitch Landry; Erica Callais
A fun and free-to-watch short film, Clowns & Robbers was filmed in Shreveport and the surrounding area from 2016 to 2017. The movie follows Marvin, an aspiring clown struggling to make it in the business who gets wrapped up in robbing a bank and a journey of "self-discovery with karma in hot pursuit."
You can watch Clowns & Robbers for free right now on YouTube and it even has an audio commentary, a behind the scenes, and a Q&A video about the movie available online as well.